What coolant does & different types of coolant

What coolant does & different types of coolant

What does it do?
Coolant protects against freezing by lowering the freezing point, it protects against overheating by raising the boiling point and it
protects against cooling system corrosion, but only when it is mixed correctly with water.

All ethylene glycol based coolant achieves the first two in a very similar way. It’s only when we start to consider the additive
package, the bit that handles corrosion protection, that we start to see the differences between modern coolants.

Is there a “one size fits all” antifreeze & I notice you have a lot of different coolant
coolant? products, what are the differences?
Due to the huge number of applications and the increasing As far as the European passenger car market goes there are
move to manufacturer specific coolant specifications, it 3 types of modern antifreeze: a silicate technology based
is impossible to know which product is required for your product (Xstream® G48), an OAT (Organic Additive Technology)
car without further details about the vehicle. This is being based product (Xstream® G30) and a silicated OAT based
driven by changes in engine technology that are the result product (Xstream® G40). For certain applications there is
of increasingly demanding environmental legislation. New, Xstream® G05 which would typically be used in heavy duty
modern engines require modern, high performance coolants. vehicles. When compared with the more conventional coolants,
A single ‘industry standard’ ‘product will no longer suffice. as well as lasting longer they also protect better and are
designed to be more compatible with all the different metals,
Engine Technology plastics and rubbers you find in a modern cooling system.
However, these high performance products use different
Standard additive technologies to protect the cooling system from
corrosion. Different manufacturers have different requirements
Older Vehicle

and to cover the vehicle parc we need 4 different antifreeze &

coolant products. Coolant protects against freezing by lowering
the freezing point, it protects against overheating by raising the
boiling point and it protects against cooling system corrosion,
but only when it is mixed correctly with water.
Manufacturer Approved
Newer Vehicle

The Xstream® range of coolant products are also OEM (Original

Equipment Manufacturer) approved and cover a wide range of
specifications. Commodity products like our Super Coldmaster
or Super Longlife Red have no such approvals and meet only
the industry minimum standard of BS6580: 2010.

Protects Against Freezing Manufacturer Approved Standard

Protects Against Overheating

Silicate OAT SI-OAT Hybrid 2 Year Life

Protects Against Corrosion 6000 Hours
3 Year Life 5 Year Life 5 Year Life Life
No Approvals

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Tech Talk tips / techniques / training

Tech Talk tips / techniques / training
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